88 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 4
bhratarah—O my brothers; abhankta—have you given as the share
of our father’s property; kim—what; mahyam—unto me; bhajama—we
allot; pitaram—the father himself; tava—as your share; tuim—you;
mama—unto me; dryah—my elder brothers; tata—O my father;
abhanksuh—have given the share; mé—do not; putraka—O my dear
son; tat—to this statement; ddrthah—give any importance.
TRANSLATION
Nabhaga inquired, ‘‘My dear brothers, what have you given to
me as my share of our father’s property?” His elder brothers
answered, ‘‘We have kept our father as your share.” But when
Nabhaga went to his father and said, ““My dear father, my elder
brothers have given you as my share of property,” the father
replied, “‘My dear son, do not rely upon their cheating words. I am
not your property.”
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ime angirasah satram
asate ‘dya sumedhasah
sastham sastham upetyahah
kave muhyanti karmani
ime—all these; arigirasah—descendants of the dynasty of
Angira; satram—sacrifice; asate—are performing; adya—today; su-
medhasah—who are all very intelligent; sastham—sixth; sastham—
sixth; upetya—after achieving; ahah—day; kave—O best of learned
men; muhyanti—become bewildered; karmani—in discharging fruitive
activities.
TRANSLATION
Nabhaga’s father said: All the descendants of Angira are now
going to perform a great sacrifice, but although they are very intel-
ligent, on every sixth day they will be bewildered in performing
sacrifice and will make mistakes in their daily duties.
